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Category Archives: macro November is a time of year when many of us find ourselves particularly aware of and grateful for the blessings in our lives, but ever since Emily was very tiny, part of our nightly routine year round has been what we call “Thankful Things”. As we’re kissing each other goodnight, we each list two “things” […]  Hellebore. Common name Lenten Rose. Their leaves stiff, waxy, and decidedly ungraceful, their flowers nearly hidden. Most of them bloom fairly low to the ground, their flowers nearly always facing toward the earth, making them go virtually unnoticed. But if you take a moment to stop and really look, they are so quietly beautiful. They […]  My husband got me the 100L for Christmas; my first pro lens! It’s designated as a macro which I have always wanted to play with, but it does equally well with portraits, with crystal-clear sharpness and gorgeous, creamy backgrounds. I am in LOVE!!!! Boy, can I see the difference in a L lens…  I don’t normally get terribly philosophical in these blog posts, mostly because I am shy about putting my sometimes overly analytical tendencies too much “out there” for the world to see (which would prove what a nut I truly am!). But I got my very first macro lens from my dear husband for Christmas, and […]  I am taking a brilliant CM workshop that began last week, and we were working on trying to see one subject compositionally in different ways. I shot some with Emily, of course, but also worked on some still-lifes because, well, they stay still so I can really examine the composition from various angles. First I […]  For the last several weeks and until the end of November, I have a bunch of different things I am working on with my photography. Recently I have been working with my friend Rachel on going through the Nichole V Workshop in a Box, and I am also doing a mini-mentorship with Melissa Koehler, who […]  I imagine my neighbors, had they been peering out their back window and through our broken fence (which has since been fixed–HUGE sigh of relief from yours truly), would think I have lost it just a little bit if they saw me the other evening. I was laying on the ground with my camera, spraying […]
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